Front camber question

[jswenk]

So the car rolls more than I want on the corners.

Has anyone adjusted the front camber for tracking it yet? If so, how much and how did you do it?

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[gzstang]

I would think about springs,struts and sway bars before worrying about the alignment to reach your goal....

 

[jswenk]

I have the performance package already and need to install the Steeda springs but camber in road courses is a big gain.

 

[Ryan1112]

There isn't that much you can do until some adjustable upper strut mounts come out. You could use crash bolts on the bottom of the strut but I'd wait for the mounts. I'm sure Steeda will have them at some point.

 

[David@Steeda]

There isn't that much you can do until some adjustable upper strut mounts come out. You could use crash bolts on the bottom of the strut but I'd wait for the mounts. I'm sure Steeda will have them at some point.

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[Trackaholic]

I think someone mentioned using 2014 camber plates in a different thread. Let me see what I can find.

Starts at post #63. He mentioned using camber bolts (not plates) to reduce negative camber after lowering the car. Not sure if those would also work to increase neg camber.

http://www.mustang6g.com/forums/showthread.php?t=13422&page=4

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[Ryan1112]

You can use bolts to increase negative camber but I wouldn't do that if you are tracking it because they can move. Just wait for the plates. It shouldn't take Steeda that long.

 

[Norm Peterson]

I have the performance package already and need to install the Steeda springs but camber in road courses is a big gain.

Lowering the car will push the cambers on all four tires more negative than they are now. Do you know what your car's current camber settings really are? They won't necessarily be Ford's preferred settings in the middle of the OE ranges, and the view [of the car rolling] from the driver's seat isn't nearly as good for as a front-on picture of the car in a hard turn for establishing camber settings. Even the extent of the scuff marks around the tire shoulders is probably a better indication as long as the inflation pressures are all good.

There's a thread around here someplace that I think includes Ford's alignment specs for both PP and non-PP cars. For track duty on stiffer springs you could do lots worse than pick the max negative end of the range for the front and maybe the middle of the range for the rears.


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[Chetly]

If you look at the upper strut mount the measurements between studs are different and if you rotate it one way you'll get more camber turn it the other way you'll get more caster. You can also unmount the struts from the uprights and elongate the upper hole and get more camber that way.

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